Transform your knowledge into action through a structured, 3-term learning pathway designed to guide you from foundational practice to deep spiritual maturity.
Why Join This Programme? Navigating Islamic knowledge on your own can feel overwhelming. Our structured 10-week learning cycles break down essential sciences into clear, actionable, and deeply rewarding studies. Following the classic curriculum of Ascent to Felicity: A Manual on Islamic Creed and Hanafi Jurisprudence by Abu'l-Ikhlas Hasan Ibn 'Ammar Al-Shurunbulali, this course provides a clear roadmap:
Term 1: Purify your body and soul.
Term 2: Perfect your daily worship (Salah).
Term 3: Purify your wealth (Zakat) and cultivate prophetic character (Hadith).
Term 1: Foundations of Purity & Islamic History Dates: September 16 – December 2
Focus:Ascent to Felicity (Purification) & Histoy of 4 Calips, Omayyads to Ottomans. Build a solid foundation in both practical worship and Islamic history.
Detailed Tahara: Practical rulings on Wudhu, Ghusl and matter related to purity.
Spiritual Cleanliness: Understanding outer purity as a pathway to inner elevation.
Lessons from Islamic History: Key historical milestones and practical wisdom from early Islam, from the Four Caliphs to the Ottoman Empire.
Term 2: Deepening Your Prayer & Understanding the Quran Dates: December 9 – March 31
Focus:Ascent to Felicity (Prayer & Fasting) & Tafseer of Surah al-Waqi’ah Mastery of your daily prayers & making the most of your Ramadan
Fiqh: Prayer (Salat) - a look at the basics & Rules of Fasting/Ramadan & Zakat al-Fitr
Attaining Khushu’: Cultivating focus, presence, and stillness in prayer.
Tafseer of Surah al-Waqi’ah: Verse-by-verse reflections on accountability, provision, and the Hereafter.
Term 3: Worship, Wealth & Prophetic Character Dates: April 21 – June 20
Focus: Further Prayer, Zakat, & Imam al-Nawawi’s 40 Hadith Complete your annual journey by learning how to purify your earnings and mirror the character of the Prophet ﷺ.
Prayer Rulings: Travelling, illness and other factors that affect the Prayer
Fiqh of Zakat: How to calculate and distribute Zakat correctly to purify your wealth.
Prophetic Wisdom: Learning core principles of Islam via Al-Arba’een An-Nawawiyyah.
Balanced Learning & Structured Breaks
Learning shouldn't lead to burnout. Each term follows a 10-week learning cycle, followed by planned breaks to give you time to revise, reflect, and recharge.
Revision & Reflection: Pause between terms to consolidate what you’ve learned.
Enrichment Opportunities: Optional mosque programs, community projects, and youth engagement sessions during break periods.
Your Learning Journey at a Glance
Basic Practice → Master the fundamentals of purification.
Structured Worship → Perfect your prayer and understand the Quran.
Spiritual Maturity → Purify your wealth and embody Prophetic character.
Start Date & Time
Wednesdays 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm
Course Starts: 16th September 2026 Course Finishes: June 2027 Course Duration: 30 Weeks Study options: On-campus Only
Course Fee £125 Normal Price £75 Early Bird Price (£50 Discount applied)
Sponsored places available. To apply for sponsorship please send a WhatsApp message to 07983432900.
Course Instructor
Our teachers are native English speakers born in the United Kingdom. They regularly travel across the country to convey traditional Islamic knowledge, which they have learnt from their teachers, who learnt from their teachers with an unbroken chain all the way back to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
Shaykh Waseem Ahmed
Venue Information
Our on-campus courses are delivered within a modern classroom environment using tables and chairs giving you the best opportunity and comfortability to make the most of your learning experience. Getting here is extremely easy whether you are travelling by car or public transport.
Address Golden Mosque, 8 Lower Sheriff St, Rochdale OL12 6TG
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